World Cafe Playlist for 08/12/2025

Laufey joins host Raina Douris

Laufey is trying to help her 20-something peers hear the beauty of classical and jazz, genres that may be especially intimidating to younger music lovers. On the next World Cafe, she talks about what turned her on to music outside the pop mainstream, her collaboration with beabadoobee, and the moment that has made her violinist mother especially proud.

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Today’s Playlist

Adele “Someone Like You” 21

Laufey “From The Start” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Laufey “Let You Break My Heart Again” A Night at the Symphony

Laufey “Let You Break My Heart Again” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Beach House “PPP” Depression Cherry

Laufey “Falling Behind” Recorded Live for World Cafe

beadadoobee & Laufey “A Night to Remember” A Night to Remember (single)

Laufey “Bewitched” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Audra Mae “Eli, The Barrow Boy” Haunt

Hurray for the Riff Raff “I Know It’s Wrong (But That’s Alright)” Small Town Heroes

Fiona Apple “Heart of Gold” Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 1

Kacey Musgraves “Cardinal” Deeper Well

Devon Gilfillian “Unchained” Black Hole Rainbow

Hour Two
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes “Home” Up From Below

Sarah McLachlan “Better Broken” Better Broken

Counting Crows “Elevator Boots’ Butter Miracle, Suite One

The Strokes “Bad Decisions” The New Abnormal

Modern English “I Melt With You” After The Snow

The Bangles “Talking In My Sleep” Recorded Live for World Cafe

The Bangles “Manic Monday” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Coldplay “Shiver” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Alex G “Afterlife” Headlights

Band Of Horses “No One’s Gonna Love You” Cease To Begin

Bon Iver “From” SABLE, fABLE

The White Stripes “Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground” White Blood Cells

Jeff Tweedy “Enough” Twilight Override

The Kinks “Waterloo Sunset” Something Else

Momma “Speeding 72” Household Name

Led Zeppelin “Misty Mountain Hop” Led Zeppelin IV